Ruby Raj Michael | Energy storage Applications | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Ruby Raj Michael | Energy storage Applications | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Ruby Raj Michael at Yeungnam University, 38541 Gyeongsan-Si, Republic of Korea, South Korea

👨‍🎓Professional Profiles

👨‍🔬 Summary

Dr. Michael Ruby Raj is an experienced Research Assistant Professor at Yeungnam University, specializing in Materials Chemistry and Energy Storage Technologies. His research spans Lithium-ion, Sodium-ion, and Aluminum-ion batteries, focusing on the design of organic electronic materials and advanced battery chemistry. With substantial expertise in Polymer Chemistry, Energy Storage, and Organic Electronics, Dr. Raj aims to drive innovation in energy conversion and storage systems. He has worked across industry and academia, contributing to cutting-edge energy technologies and materials.

🎓 Education

Dr. Raj earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry (Materials Chemistry) from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (India), where he specialized in the design and synthesis of organic polymers-based solar cells. He holds an M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Chemistry from St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli, India, where he graduated with First Class honors.

💼 Professional Experience

Dr. Raj’s career spans academia and industry. He is currently serving as a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Saveetha Dental College, India (since December 2023). He has also held the position of Research Assistant Professor at Yeungnam University (South Korea) since 2021, focusing on energy materials and battery technologies. Previously, Dr. Raj was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Yeungnam University, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), and University of Concepción (Chile), where he designed and synthesized advanced materials for energy storage and electronics.

🔬 Research Interests

Dr. Raj’s research interests focus on the design and synthesis of organic and inorganic materials for advanced energy storage. His work includes:

  • Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion batteries: Developing novel organic cathode materials, MOFs/COFs, and metal composites.
  • Organic solar cells and perovskite solar cells.
  • Battery electrolytes: Designing organic electrolytes for more efficient energy storage.
  • Energy materials: Investigating organic polymers, small molecules, and conjugated polymers for use in polymer solar cells and field-effect transistors.

📊 Academic Achievements

  • Publications: Dr. Raj has published 31 articles, including 23 as First Author or Co-first Author.
  • Citations: Over 590 citations with an h-index of 17 and i10-index of 21 (Google Scholar).
  • He has contributed to conference proceedings and written a book chapter on materials for energy storage.

🔧 Technical Skills

Dr. Raj is highly skilled in a range of advanced characterization and testing techniques, including:

  • Spectroscopic Techniques: UV-Vis, Fluorescence, NMR, FTIR, Raman.
  • Electrochemical Testing: Cyclic Voltammetry, Impedance Spectroscopy, Battery Tester.
  • Material Synthesis: Organic and inorganic materials for batteries and solar cells.
  • Microscopy: SEM, TEM, AFM, XRD, and XPS for structural and surface analysis.

👨‍🏫 Teaching Experience

As a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Saveetha Dental College, Dr. Raj is involved in teaching Materials Chemistry, Energy Storage Technologies, and Polymer Chemistry to undergraduate and graduate students. His experience spans across mentoring students in research projects and guiding their academic development in the field of energy materials.

🏆 Awards & Fellowships

  • Reviewer Certificate Award by Advanced Energy Materials (2023).
  • Excellence Poster Presentation Award, Korean Institute of Surface Engineering (2022).
  • FONDECYT Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Chile, 2015–2018).
  • Senior Research Fellowship, National Institute of Technology, India (2008–2011).

🔗 Professional Memberships

  • Member of The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), Polymer Society of Korea (PSK), Korean Chemical Society (KCS), and Materials Research Society (MRS).

🔑 Patents

Dr. Raj holds patents for novel materials in the field of organic electronics and energy storage, including:

  • Korean Patent No: 10-1744523: Copolymer for organic electronic devices (2017).
  • Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0125686: Lithium Titanate spinel for improved battery performance (2022).